GuidelinesBy signing up you agree that you have read and will follow these guidelines:

- Create at least one large piece of artwork, a fanmix or a video for the author that will be assigned to at a later date.

- Artwork should be at least 250 pixels in width or height. Mixes must inclide cover art and at least 6 songs. Videos must be at least 30 seconds long.

- You agree to work with an author, including communicating with them if they have questions.

- Abide by the deadlines of the challenge, or inform the mods if you cannot meet these deadlines.

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GuidelinesBy signing up you agree that you have read and will follow these guidelines:

- You must write a story of at least 20,000 words by the draft deadline.

- You agree to work with an artist, including communicating with them if they have questions and sharing a copy of your draft story.

- All stories must be looked over by a beta reader before your assigned posting date.

- If you are signing up with a co-author, please include both names when signing up.

- Abide by the deadlines of the challenge, or inform the mods if you cannot meet these deadlines.

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You may still participate if you don't have an LJ account. Sign up here with your OpenID if you have one, or send an e-mail to the mods at: dystopiabigbang [at] yahoo [dot] com. If you do not have an OpenID account, you can still participate as long as you send us an e-mail with the following information.

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Welcome to the Dystopia Big Bang. dystopiabigbang is a multi-fandom Big Bang challenge for dystopia fanfics. The objective of this challenge is to take your characters and put them in a dystopian universe or create an original one. The minimum word count for this challenge is 20,000 words.

To quote Wikipedia, "A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian. Dystopian societies feature different kinds of repressive social control systems, various forms of active and passive coercion. Ideas and works about dystopian societies often explore the concept of humans abusing technology and humans individually and collectively coping, or not being able to properly cope with technology that has progressed far more rapidly than humanity's spiritual evolution. Dystopian societies are often imagined as police states, with unlimited power over the citizens."

There is a great many number of existing fandoms that are set in dystopian societies. These include works of literature, comics, films, and television or games. You may choose to set your big bang fic in any one of these fandoms, or you can write original fic and create a dystopian universe of your own. You may also write a fusion or crossover, as long as the resulting story takes place in the dystopian universe. RPF set in an existing dystopian fandom or one that you create is also allowed.

All pairings are welcome. Gen, het, slash, and femslash are all encouraged and welcome here. As are threesome and poly pairings. RPF and crossover pairings are all more than welcome as well.

Do I have to work with an artist and/or a beta for this challenge?

Yes. Big Bang challenges are traditionally about working in a collaborative environment. You must communicate with your assigned author or artist. I will be contacting the pairs after author/artist matching takes place to make sure the lines of communication are open. You also must have your fic looked over by a beta reader. A post for those who wish to volunteer to be beta readers will go up at a later time.

I have a question!

If you have a question about this challenge or need clarification on the rules, comment to this post or send an e-mail to dystopiabigbang [at] yahoo [dot] com.